Adopt an Animal

No, You Can't Take Them Home.

With more than 700 animals, the cost to feed and care for our animals exceeds $1.4 million annually. By adopting an animal, you'll help it to receive the outstanding care Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is committed to providing. Each adoption gift directly supports the care of our animals, and with it comes a variety of special benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy. Click here to see Adopt an Animal parents.

Looking for the perfect unique gift idea? Adopt Special Gift Packages are great for birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, anniversaries or any holiday!

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Note: Sorry, no ownership rights are granted by this adoption. All adoptions are valid for one year. Like all living creatures, Zoo animals may become ill, pass away or move to another zoo temporarily or permanently. If the animal leaves for any reason, your adoption can be transferred to another animal for the remainder of your adoption year.

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Animal Adoption List

Choose the animal you want to adopt.

Mammals Reptiles, Amphibians & Invertebrates Birds
  • African elephant*
  • African lion*
  • American beaver
  • Amur leopard* 
  • Amur (Siberian) tiger*
  • Andean (spectacled) bear*
  • Asiatic black bear* 
  • Bennett's wallaby
  • Black-footed ferret*
  • Black howler monkey* 
  • Black mangabey*
  • Bornean orangutan*
  • Canada lynx
  • Colobus monkey* 
  • Domestic ferret
  • Domestic horse (pony)
  • Egyptian fruit bat
  • Geoffroy's marmoset*
  • Goeldi's marmoset*
  • Golden lion tamarin* 
  • Grizzly bear
  • Lar gibbon*
  • Lion-tailed macaque* 
  • Lowland gorilla*
  • Mexican gray wolf* 
  • Moose
  • Mountain lion*
  • Mountain tapir*
  • Naked mole rats  
  • Nigerian dwarf goat
  • Nile hippopotamus* 
  • North American porcupine 
  • North American river otter
  • Okapi*
  • Pallas cat*
  • Parma wallaby
  • Prairie dog 
  • Pygmy marmoset*
  • Red River hog*
  • Reticulated giraffe*  
  • Ring-tailed lemur*
  • Rocky Mountain goat 
  • Ruffed lemur*
  • Siamang gibbon*
  • Slender-tailed meerkat
  • Snow leopard*  
  • Striped skunk
  • Sumatran orangutan* 
  • Sykes' guenon* 
  • Two-toed sloth 
  • Vietnamese pot-bellied pig
  • Virginia opossum
  • White-cheeked gibbon*
  • White-nosed coati
  • Wolf's guenon
  • Zebra
  • African Spurred tortoise
  • Alabama map turtle
  • Bearded dragon
  • Black-eared Mantella
  • Blue and black poison dart frog
  • Blue-legged Mantella 
  • Boreal toad*
  • Burmese python
  • Burton's legless lizard
  • California king snake
  • Desert kingsnake
  • Desert tortoise
  • Emperor newt
  • Giant marine toad
  • Great plated lizard
  • Green Mantella
  • Green and black poison dart frog
  • Grey tree frog
  • Jungle carpet python
  • Kenya sand boa
  • Komodo dragon*
  • Leopard gecko 
  • Leopard tortoise
  • Northern blue-tongued skink
  • Panamanian golden frog
  • Pancake tortoise*
  • Red-eared slider 
  • Red-footed tortoise
  • Red-tailed boa
  • Royal/ball python
  • Sinaloan milk snake 
  • Spiny-tailed monitor
  • Star tortoise*
  • Tarantula
  • Tiger salamander
  • Tokay gecko
  • Western hognose snake 
  • White's tree frog
  • Wyoming toad* 

 

  • Abyssinian ground hornbill*
  • African crowned cranes
  • African grey parrot
  • African ground hornbill*
  • African penguins* 
  • Bald eagle* 
  • Barn owl
  • Bengalese/society finch
  • Bourbon red turkey 
  • Budgerigar (parakeet)
  • Cape vulture
  • Cattle egret
  • Cockatiel
  • Common Pintail
  • East African crowned crane
  • Emu
  • Griffon vulture*
  • Hemleted guineafowl
  • Hooded merganser
  • Indian blue peafowl (peacock)
  • Indian Sarus crane
  • Kori bustard*
  • North American wood duck
  • Princess parrot
  • Queensland eastern rosella
  • Raven  
  • Vulturine guineafowl
  • Zebra finch

 

* Denotes a species in peril.

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Adoption Levels

Choose the adoption level that's right for you.

ADOPTION LEVELS $30+ $50+ $100+ $250+ $500+ $1000+
Certificate of Adoption
Fact Sheet on adopted animal
Invitation to Adopt an Animal
Parents Day
Parent recognition on website
Photo of adopted animal
Free downloadable computer wallpapers  
Zoo window decal    
Free Zoo admission passes       (2) (4) (6)
Personalized tour of adopted animal's home        
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Special Gift Packages

Give someone you love a wild animal!

An unforgettable gift for birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversaries, or any holiday, our gift packages offer a wild surprise! 

Select the right package for your special person (or adopt one of each). Package prices start at $55 and include:

  • A 12-inch stuffed animal
  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Fact Sheet on adopted animal
  • Iinvitation to Adopt an Animal "Parents Day"
    • Saturday, August 21, 9:30am - 12:00pm (invitations will be mailed to the Adopt an Animal parent)
  • Adopt an Animal parent recognition on website
  • Photo of adopted animal

Adoption Packages

Hold your mouse over image for it's stuffed animal picture!

Rocky Mountain Wild Packages    
Mexican gray wolf
American river otter

Canada lynx
  Mexican gray wolf
American river otter

Canada lynx
Grizzly bear
Prarie dog

Rocky Mountain goat
Grizzly bear
Prarie dog

Rocky Mountain goat
Mountain lion

Mountain lion

Additional Packages    
Giraffe
Amur tiger

African elephant
Giraffe
Amur tiger

Elephant
Hippo
Zebra

Gorilla
Hippo
Zebra

 Lowland gorilla
Lion
Lion

Meerkat
African lion
Snow Leopard
Meerkat
Orangutan
   
Orangutan
   
Limited Edition Packages    
Porcupine
Egyptian Fruit Bat
Tarantula
Porcupine
Special Price $50
Egyptian Fruit Bat
Special Price $35
12" wing-span
Tarantula
Special Price $35 - 8" size

 

Order Special Adopt Gift Package Now

Packages can be shipped directly to the new parent. We do not ship internationally.

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Parent Benefits

Learn all about the benefits of Zoo animal adoption.

In addition to making a big difference in the lives of our Zoo animals as an adoptive parent, you will receive the following benefits at all levels:

  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Fact Sheet on adopted animal
  • Invitation to Adopt an Animal “Parents Day"
    • Saturday, August 21, 9:30am - 12:00pm (invitations will be mailed to the Adopt an Animal parent)
  • Adopt an Animal parent recognition on website
  • Photo of adopted animal

 

For more information on the Adopt an Animal program, contact us